#playing with textiles

[dazfashionz]

[dazfashionz]

This is a close up of a parrot I developed through textiles that I thought would be very interesting to show the colours through and are rare to see but only in Brazil they are mainly found.

This was a picture I was working with and took inspiration from.I then decided to add more textures of colours to represent brazils beauty of bright colours in this parrot.

First I sketched out the parrot on a A4 tracing paper then chose my fabric and put wadding in between the fabrics to create a 3D effect.Then I sewed all around the shapes before working onto them with different coloured threads. The tracing paper then had to be removed carefully so I can start the embroidery. I had to build up all the different shades together and make it realistic as much as I could and have the colourful blended shades of colours. Once I had finished building the colours, I added puff binding on the face to create the wrinkly texture I was looking for and dried it off with a heater which made the puff binding rise and clump bubbles together.

I then chose a different black fabric and cut it in the shape of the beak to sew on top using a zig zag stitching for different texture and experimentation. I chose to apply real feathers for the wing using different sizes and shapes to create a natural texture a parrot has.lastly I added white leather for the nostrils and sewed this on the industrial machine carefully, then added the black details on the face with black acrilic paint.

Overall this was a very successful sample of textiles and I would most likely use this again further in my designs as it looks unique and bold. There are so many details I could possibly add to this and would Improve massively for my finals.